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No. 750,806. PATENTED FEB. 2, 1904. L. T. OANFIELD.

CUP WASHER FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CARS.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 9,1903.

N0 MODEL.

WI TNESSES INVEIITUR (i ulc/ Jl'wfimz Lewis 1' 'anfl'elei.

' ITTORIIEYS No. 750,806. Patented February 2, 1904,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS T. CANFIELD, OF NEW YORK, Y.

CUP-WASHER FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 50,806, datedFebruary 2, 1904.

Application filed June 9, 1903. Serial No. 160,681. (No model.)

Be it known that I, LnwIs T. CANFIELD, a passed downwardly therethrough,and the 50 citizen of the United States, residing at New head 6 of whichrested in the recess (Z The York, in the county of New York and State 3bolte of the construction heretofore employed of New York, have inventedcertain new and I was passed downwardly through the draftusefulImprovements in Cupashers for Use timber b, and owing to the constantstrain in the Construction of Cars, of which the foland twist and pullon this draft-timber the 5 5 lowing is a specification, such as willenable bolt 6 would break at or near the top of the those skilled in theart to which it appertains draft-timber or the bottom of the sill a, andto make and use the same. in order to make repairs thecar had to be un-The object of this invention is to provide an loaded in order that a newbolt might be passed improved cup-washer for use in theconstrucdownwardly through the cup-washer (Z. It tion of cars, wherebyrepairs may be more conwill be understood that this operation in theveniently made than is possible with the form case of freight-cars wasvery diflicult and very I 5 of washers now employed; and with this andexpensive, and it will also be understood that other objects in view theinvention consists in in practice a number of the bolts 6 and a numtheconstruction, combination, and arrangeber of the cup-washers (Z wereemployed. In ment of parts hereinafter described and my improvement,however, I provide the cupclaimed. washer (Z with laterally-directedarms (Z which 20 The invention is fully disclosed in the folextendoutwardly and downwardly and the lowing specification, of which theaccompanyends of which are provided below the floor 0 ing drawings forma part, in which the sepaand at the opposite sides of the sill a withrate parts of my improvement are designated heads d, having eyes oropenings (Z I also by suitable reference characters in each of theprovide side bolts f, provided at one end with 5 views, and in whichhooks f which are adapted to be passed Figure 1 is a plan view of myimproved cupthrough the eyes or openings (Z and which washer and showinga part of one of the sills extend downwardly at the opposite sides of 75 of a car in connection with which the washer is the sill a anddraft-timber b and are provided employed; Fig. 2, a side view of thewasher with nuts g, and whenever the bolt or bolts 6 3 and an end viewof the sill and showing part of are broken, as hereinbefore described,and rethe flooring of a car and also a sectional end pairs becomenecessary a plate it is placed on view of the draft-timber to which inpractice the lower ends of the bolts f and the nuts g o the draw-bar isattached, and Fig. 3 a side view are screwed into position and the plateh is seof the construction as shown in Fig. 2. curely clamped to thebottom of the draft- 3 5 In the drawings forming part of this speci- 1timber Z).

fication I have shown at a a part of the sill of 1 The bolts f, togetherwith the plate It, cona car beneath which is placed the draft-timberstitute a hanger or hangers whereby the draft- 8 5 b, with which inpractice the draw-bar is contimber b may be securely connected with thenected; but said draw-bar forms no part of sill a, and any suitablemeans may be pro- 4 this invention, and is therefore not shown and Ividcd to prevent the draft-timber from sliding described. In Figs. 2 andSIhave also shown I on the sill a, and for this purpose bankingat c apart of the flooring of a car of which blocks may be secured to thesides of the sill 9 the sill (4 together with other sills not shown, i aand draft-timber 6, between which the bolts forms the support, and at (ZI have shown my f are passed, and by means of my improve- 45 improvedcup-washer. l ment a freight or other car, if the bolt or The cup-washercl is set into the floor of the bolts 0 be broken, may be repaired atany car and rests on the sill a, and as heretofore time or place withoutthe necessity of remov- .95 made this cup-washer contained in the top Iing the load from the car.

whom it 7] i thereof an angular recess (Z and a bolt 6, l l 1 Havingfully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A cup-washer for use in the construction of cars, said Washer beingprovided with laterally-directed arms having downwardly-directed headsprovided with eyes or openings, bolts provided at one end with hookswhich are adapted to be passed through said eyes or openings, and across-plate adapted to be secured to the lower ends of said bolts,substantially as shown and described. 7

2. The combination with one of the sills of a car and the draft-timber,of a cup-washer which is sunk into the floor of a car and which rests onthe sill and is provided with laterallydirected arms havingdownwardly-directed heads provided with eyes or openings, bolts providedat one end with hooks adapted to be passed through said eyes or openingsand a plate mounted on the lower ends of said bolts and secured thereto,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 6th day of June,1903.

' LEWVIS T. CANFIELD.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, C. E. MULREANY.

